Raw black/Viking metal band from Caen in Normandy, active since 2017. Their classical Greek name — referencing the Athenian general Iphicrates — adds historical gravitas to their blackened Viking metal from the D-Day beaches region.

Raw black metal band from the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, formed in 2020. Their enigmatic name channels lo-fi black metal from France's volcanic heartland.

Iron Legion is a raw black metal/noise/ambient project from Donetsk, Ukraine, active since 2024 and dealing in lo-fi, primitive black metal hostility stripped to its most essential and aggressive core. The project embraces the rawest traditions of the genre.

Irrlichter is a German raw black metal/ambient project formed in 2025, dwelling in the murky intersection of lo-fi black metal and ethereal ambient soundscapes. The band's name — meaning "will-o'-the-wisps" — reflects their ghostly, flickering approach to atmospheric extremity.

ItchyGrave is a raw black metal project from United Kingdom, active since 2013 and dealing in lo-fi, primitive black metal hostility stripped to its most essential and aggressive core. The project embraces the rawest traditions of the genre.

Izbor is a raw black metal project from Rijeka, Croatia, active since 2012 and dealing in lo-fi, primitive black metal hostility stripped to its most essential and aggressive core. The project embraces the rawest traditions of the genre.